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Leonard C. Gmirkin
| Leonard C. Gmirkin | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 2012 |
| Nativity | China |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 39275814 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
| Section | 7D |
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Leonard C. Gmirkin (1923–2012) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Leonard was a Ritchie Boy from China. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 10. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 89 |
| Class_ASN | 39275814 |
| Class_Name | GMIRKIN, Leonard C. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Same clipping (PDF)
- The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
- “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
- Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
- Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)